Half Penny Post: Weekly rundown

Tis Friday yet again ... the days are going by so fast. This week's highlights or low lights depending on how one chooses to look at them:

• The weather doesn't seem nearly as bad now. The -30F cold spell a few weeks ago put a lot of my weather issues into perspective. That's not to say it's not hella cold.
• I spent the better part of this week really stressed and frustrated and we're talking loss of appetite and general insomnia. Being a student has its downsides and I think I hit every bump in the road of education this week. Today I'm relatively relaxed and looking forward to spending the evening relaxing.
• We're still waiting on my ma's paperwork. The High Commission requested additional paperwork which was faxed in this morning so we wait yet again.
• Zimbabwe's leaders formed a "coalition" government. BS sayeth I. I'll believe it when Morgan is sworn in as prime minister. Also it seems some zimbas feel that the MDC sold out when they signed the agreement.
• Zimbabwe is officially using foreign currency as opposed to the local currency. I hear the ink used for printing the money is worth more than the value it is supposed to denote.
• Jenn & Dee recapped TLW 6.2.
• CherryBomb's also up.
• I'm pissed that The Chart is no longer around.
  
• Still waiting on Ep 5 of the Lover and Friends show. They need to put that episode up soon coz they promised to hook us up in January. There's one day left in January.
• I love being queer, I jus hate the way some people react to that aspect of my life.

Today's wise words: Forget the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey instead!

Half Penny Post: All the money

Well I made it home this morning after a night at Casa de la B2 aka Gate B2 in Philly. To Simon, your comment is duly noted.

If I had all the money in the world I would:

• Learn how to fly a plane
• Buy a Lear Jet
• Travel and see the 7 wonders of the world
• Visit all the continents except for the 2 ice cubes
• Go white water rafting all over the world
• Go bunjee jumping over the Amazon river
• Go zip lining in Costa Rica
• Work only 6 months out of the year
• Build a school for women and see to it that everything is provided for the students
• Start a micro business consulting firm so that I can work with women in coops
• Learn how to sail
• Consult on business continuity planning
• Buy houses in Zimbabwe, a beach front condo in Durban, a condo in Chicago, a flat in Brighton, a house in the south of Spain and house in Umtata
• Learn how to speak Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi and German fluently
• Live & work in China, India, italy, Japan, Ecuador, Australia and Canada
• Become a dual citizen of Canada and England
• See to it that my mother wants for nothing
• Settle down with a woman perfect with all her imperfections
• Adopt a little girl from Zimbabwe
• Start a scholarhsip fund focused on on females from Zimbabwe
• Work for the UN in field services in technology
• Work pro bono for some grassroot organozations doing work in HIV awareness
• Create a foundation that provides grant money to non profits that provide services for women & children primarily
• Swim in every ocean except for the Antarctic and Arctic
• Work with organizations to see how services can be provided to LGBT youth
• Return all of the hospitality that I have received over the years
• Spend at least 1 day in every country in Africa.
• Maintain a roster of 3 cars (sport, SUV / truck, sedan) and 1 motorcyle

Travel: DC & KW

*Update: I did get to pay homage to boiled lobsters or in this case roasted lobsters. I spent 3 glorious hours in the Key West sun and am certifiably darker. I am back in Charlotte awaiting my flight back to the Chi. You know you've been to an airport too many times when the customer service agent says to you "O I remember you."

Well I found myself with 36 hours that I did not neet to account for and I decided to head to DC to see my sister. As I was booking my flight back I happened upon the bright idea that I could "fly through" a city. And the winning city was .... Key West. If I can pull this off I'll land there at about noon and fly out at 4.30 which gives me about 3 hours at the beach, I'd fly the extra 6 hours in the nameof 30 minutes in the warm sun. I'll let you know tonight if I made it. :)

Half penny post: Bounds and Leaps

Ola!

Tis friday and thus the day for my run down:

• Thanks for the comments. To answer questions- Tis true the anticipation of the weekend is why I love Thursdays. I spent soo much time in South Africa while growing up, I might as well have applied for permanent residency.
• Today was a beautiful day. If I could have given it a theme song it would have been "Swagger Like Us". My swagger was on point.
• This week, while insane and wrought with ups and downs, was marginally better than the previous week. I've almost got a handle on my weekly schedule and am slowly ramping up the number of activities.
• I realized something this afternoon - as I am trying to find a job, I really have no business getting myself into a relationship. Depending on where I end up employed, I could be across town or halfway around the world. Someone I know recently relocated across the pond to be with her beau. I'm thinking this might not be an option considering the laws against homosexuality that are in place in many countries.
• I have yet another niece (born on Tuesday) by my cousin Leviticus. Levi was nicknamed thus due to her piety. The clan on my mother's side is growing by leaps and bounds.
• My ma's paperwork has hit a snag and it'll be another 6 weeks according to the consulate. This is really going to depress my mum. We've now got to plan for the next 6 weeks to make sure that she has groceries and all other necessities.
• On a lighter note, have you seen the new Durex ad? Check it out here.
• Cherry bomb is back. First topic of the year is serial monogamy.
• Jenn & Dee are also back with their recap of TLW.

Half penny post: Do over

Well it's official, the US has a new president so congratulations! A quick comment about his oath: we were joking about his needing a do over yesterday and today I discovered that he did indeed redo it.

Also of note, you have an African president. You are what your father is hence he is African or Kenyan to be more precise.

And did you see the man cut a rug? Ain't never seen a president dance that well.